What's New?
Haven't been for a visit lately? Here's a list of new pages we've added recently and new things to notice.
New Pages Winter 2007
QuickFacts - Learning about science can be quick, try our bite-sized science facts for a quick overview of your favorite topic --> [Link]
JumpStart Science
We're excited about our most recent find, the Worsley School Online, with a wide variety of science pages. We've started with two; tarantulas and spiders. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/jump/index.php
ScienceMaster Welcomes Two New Columnists
Our friends at the Naked Scientist.com have provided two new columnists, Bob Bury, a Consultant Radiologist, and Adel Fattah, a Developmental Biologist. You'll find their perspective right on point. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/columns.php
JumpStart Science
Take a look at our latest additions to our JumpStart Science pages. JumpStart Science is the easiest way to jump into a new topic. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/jump/index.php
More free resources.
We've added many new things to our list of free resources for teachers and students. Free video tapes, CD-ROMs, posters, and other science teaching tools. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/activity/free_stuff.php
Learning Gallery - Hurricanes and the Space Shuttle
More Learning Galleries to expand your horizens --> http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php
Columns/Articles
 ScienceMaster welcomes our newest columnist, Richard Renneboog. Richard kicks off his column with a great overview of chemical weapons --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/renneboog/renneboog_current.php
We've posted the latest article on the Human Brain by our associate Ken Wesson. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/wesson/wesson_current.php
We've posted Gene Mascoli's latest column. He's back after a long vacation with "What's On The Menu?" --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/mascoli/mascoli_current.php
Learning Gallery - Bugs
Do you know the difference between an aphthona flava flea beetle and a spined soldier bug? Even if you're not sure you do, you will enjoy looking at these up-close-and-personal images of bugs from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Visit our Bug Galleries, three in all now in our Learning Gallery --> http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/bugs/bugs_gallery.php
Learning Gallery - Jupiter and Saturn
No, we didn't take these photos ouselves. That's what NASA is for. These are great images with explanatory text. --> http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/galleries.php
Science Dictionaries and Glossaries
Although we miss thumbing through a good old dictionary, the next best thing is an on-line dictionary. Try one out now. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/tech/item/dictionaries.php
Home Page For Kenneth Wesson
We now are privileged to host the Home Page for Kenneth Wesson. You've read his great articles and columns on ScienceMaster. Now visit him on his own Home Page. More articles, conference schedule and bio., among other things. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/wesson/home.php
Science Fairs
We put together some links, some info. and some resources to get you in the experimental mood. ScienceMaster gets you ready for science fairs. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/tech/item/science_fair.php
Columns/Articles
We've posted the latest article on the Human Brain by our associate Ken Wesson. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/wesson/wesson_current.php
DOE Lab Links
A wealth of information from our national labs. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/physical/item/labs.php
Temperatures of the U.S. Coastal Waters
The water temperatures in the NODC Coastal Water Temperature Guide (CWTG) webpage tables are present temperatures and climatological averages based on observations from NOAA/National Ocean Service (NOS) tide stations and NOAA/National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoys. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/life/item/coastal_water.php
Learning Gallery - Solar Eclipse
 Some excellent images from an Annular Solar Eclipse from Australia's IPS --> http://www.monkeytime.com/sciencemaster/galleries/solar/gallery.php
 Taking Photos of Meteors, Tips and Technique
It's of interest to photographers, fans of science and just for the curious. Learn how photographers take those cool pictures of meteors. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/columns/ips_current.php
Amazing GRACE
If only Sir Isaac Newton were alive today! The mastermind of humanity's first scientific theory of gravity would surely be amazed by NASA's upcoming Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment. Better known as "GRACE," the mission will use a pair of satellites to map tiny variations in our planet's gravitational field. NASA's mission to map the gravitational field of the Earth is anticipated to bring some surprises.
IPS Radio & Space Services' Extended Glossary of Solar Terms
Need to know what a Seasonal Anomaly is, or how about an Ionosonde? Then peruse our new Glossary. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/physical/item/solar_glossary.php
 Enrico Fermi Biography and new JumpStart pages on the Science of Space and Time (6 part series)
Enrico Fermi was one of the most important scientists of the last century. Learn about one of the fathers of the physics age. Then turn your attention to the Science of Space and Time, based on information from the Fermi Lab. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/jump/index_jump_physical.php
Update on Dr. Aprille Joy Ericsson
Last year we created a very popular series of pages on the life and work of NASA's Dr. Ericsson, the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mechanical engineering, at Howard University,
We caught up with Dr. Ericsson recently and have updated our Feature. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/space/item/jackson/jackson.php
Columns/Articles
Check out the November column on the Human Brain written by our own David Gamon. He's back with a great new fall lineup of columns on the Human Brain. Read David's columns to keep informed on the latest brain research. --> http://www.ScienceMaster.com/columns/gamon/gamon_current.php
Learning Galleries
Snowflake Gallery - learn about snow crystals. Dr. Kenneth G. Libbrecht's images are a rare find. He has put together a very usable, interesting and beautiful page on snow flakes.
Northern Lights Gallery - stunning pix of auroras. Featured in this gallery are the works of two well-known science photographers who specialize in images of the borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.
Back To School
Here are some ideas, fun things to do and links to get you in the back-to-school spirit. Great all-around information for teachers and students. --> http://www.sciencemaster.com/tech/item/back_to_school.php
Links Are Back - another project that got bogged down was creating a database of our links. But taking the links down while we figured out what to do was depriving our visitors with a part of ScienceMaster that is very popular. So the links are back up and organized better. We still have on our 'to do' list making the links database driven, but for now we think it works fine. You can access all our links from the QuickLinks button on the top navigation bar.
E-Commerce - in the rush to garner eyeballs (as site visitors are called) everyone was falling over each other making everything FREE, FREE, FREE. We develop software, products, sell books, posters, but the mantra of free was too great, and as a smaller site our volume wasn't there. So, we've thrown in the towel. Except for some of our books and original photographs everything is FREE, FREE, FREE.
Home Pages - our home pages for science have gotten shorter and more to the point. We've taken off many of the off-site links and are featuring more of the good stuff we have on ScienceMaster. This does a few things for us. First, it lets the pages load faster. We realize that many of you are still dialing up at 28.8 and the wait was too much. Second, why put off-site links right in your face when you've just arrived? Instead, we are going to add a page off of each home page with our favorite new links and discoveries. Hope that's okay with you.
Features - our Features pages proved to distract us too much from our core offerings - our JumpStart Pages and our Learning Galleries, so we've moved our best feature pages and linked them off of an appropriate home page. Makes more sense. Plus, (sour grapes), we were not getting much cooperation from content providers.
Columns - another section that is suffering is our Columns and Articles section, although we haven't decided to pull the plug yet. I have a strong desire to make this an important part of the site. But again, I can't get any volunteers to either submit articles or write columns. I'd have thought this was a perfect venue for teacher and scientist articles. If you have any ideas what we are doing wrong, let us know. For now, the columns are fun but they're not too fresh.
That's all for now, but check back here often and we'll let you know what's new, what's gone and what's on the drawing board.
October 2004 |
